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One is tall and skinny. The other is short and stocky. One is loud and brash, often oozing emotion. The other is gentle and calculated, difficult to stir. The old adage is that teams usually take on the personality of their head coach. Joe Philbin and Tony Sparano, the current and former coach of the Miami Dolphins, are polar opposites in so many ways. Yet somehow, some way they have found themselves on similar paths, facing common challenges trying to right the ship of South Florida's NFL franchise. Philbin and Sparano, who is now the assistant head coach with the Oakland Raiders, will stand across the field from each other inside Wembley Stadium on Sunday as the Raiders face...

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One is tall and skinny. The other is short and stocky.One is loud and brash, often oozing emotion. The other is gentle and calculated, difficult to stir.The old adage is that teams usually take on the personality of their head coach.Joe Philbin and Tony...

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